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1996 studio album by Westside Connection
Bow Down is the debut studio album by American
West Coast hip hop
supergroup
Westside Connection . It was released on October 22, 1996, through
Priority Records . Recording sessions took place at
Ice Cube 's house studio, Westsiiiiide Studios, in
California , except for the song "
Gangstas Make the World Go Round ", which was recorded at Treehouse Studios in
South Africa .
Production was handled by
Bud'da ,
Quincy Jones III ,
Binky Mack , and Ice Cube, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from
Allfrumtha I and
The Comrads .
The album peaked at number two on the
Billboard 200 and topped the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , shipping 145,000 units.
[7] It went on to sell 1.7 million copies in the United States receiving Platinum certification status by the
Recording Industry Association of America on January 10, 1997.
[8] It was also certified Gold by
Canadian Recording Industry Association for selling 50,000 units in Canada.
Its singles, a title track and "Gangstas Make the World Go Round", made it to the
Billboard Hot 100 , landing at number 21 and 40, respectively. The songs "King of the Hill", "Cross 'Em out and Put a 'K" and "Hoo Bangin' (WSCG Style)" are
diss tracks towards hip hop group
Cypress Hill ,
Q-Tip and rapper
Common . "
Bow Down " was used in 2002 film
The Hot Chick , in 2015 film
Get Hard , and in 2013 video game
Grand Theft Auto V .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "World Domination" (Intro) 1:16 2. "
Bow Down "
Bud'da 3:27 3. "
Gangstas Make the World Go Round " 4:33 4. "All the Critics in New York" 5:35 5. "Do You Like Criminals?" (featuring
K-Dee ) Bud'da 5:01 6. "Gangstas Don't Dance" (Insert) Binky Mack 0:22 7. "The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer" Bud'da 4:15 8. "Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K" Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson Bud'da 4:56 9. "King of the Hill"
QDIII 4:17 10. "3 Time Felons" Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson Bud'da 5:10 11. "Westward Ho" Jackson Rolison Calhoun Jones III QDIII 5:12 12. "The Pledge" (Insert) 0:14 13. "Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)" (featuring
The Comrads and
Allfrumtha I ) Jackson Rolison Calhoun Garmon Terrell Anderson Garner
Marcus Moore Ice Cube 3:58 Total length: 48:12
Sample credits
Personnel
O'Shea "
Ice Cube " Jackson – main performer, producer (tracks: 3, 13) , co-producer (track 4) , engineering, mixing, executive producer
Dedrick "
Mack 10 " Rolison – main performer
William "
WC " Calhoun Jr. – main performer
Kelly "
K-Mac " Garmon – featured artist (tracks: 5, 13)
Terrell "Gangsta" Anderson – featured artist (track 13)
Ryan "
Binky Mack " Garner – featured artist (track 13) , producer (track 4)
Marcus "
Squeak Ru " Moore – featured artist (track 13)
Jonathan Hyde – vocals (track 1)
Stephen "
Bud'da " Anderson – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Quincy Delight Jones III – producer (tracks: 9, 11)
Cedric Samson – co-producer (track 3)
Keston Wright – engineering
Art Shoji – art direction, design
Manuel J. Donayre – art direction, design
Michael Miller – photography
Steven Wills – logo artwork
Marvin Watkins – A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References
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Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
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"Ice Cube and Friends Make Violent Westside Connection : WESTSIDE CONNECTION "Bow Down"; Priority (**)" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
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Ashon, Will (December 1996).
"Westside Connection: Bow Down " (PDF) .
Muzik . No. 19. p. 141. Archived from
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Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
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Archived from the original on 2003-09-29. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
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Archived from the original on 2003-12-26. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
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"Westside Connection Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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Billboard . Archived from
the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2015-12-18 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
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"Billboard 200 albums year end 1997" .
Billboard . Archived from
the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2015-12-18 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997" . Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2021 .
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"Canadian album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down" .
Music Canada .
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"American album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
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